Imaaduddin Shah (also credited as Imaad Shah; born 20 September 1986) is an Indian actor and musician. He is the son of actors

Naseeruddin Shah Naseeruddin Shah (born 20 July 1950) is an Indian actor. He is notable in Indian parallel cinema. He has also starred in international productions. He has won numerous awards in his career, including three National Film Awards, three Filmfare ...

and

Ratna Pathak Shah Ratna Pathak Shah (born 18 March 1957) is an Indian actress and director known for her work in Hindi theatre, television, and films. Her extensive work in theatre includes a series of plays in both English and Hindi. She rose to prominence when ...

Early life

Imaad was born to actors

and

Ratna Pathak Ratna Pathak Shah (born 18 March 1957) is an Indian actress and director known for her work in Hindi theatre, television, and films. Her extensive work in theatre includes a series of plays in both English and Hindi. She rose to prominence when ...

on 20 September, 1986 in

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the secon ...

. He has a brother Vivaan and a paternal half-sister Heeba. He did his schooling at

The Doon School The Doon School (informally Doon School or Doon) is a selective all-boys boarding school in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India, which was established in 1935. It was envisioned by Satish Ranjan Das, a lawyer from Calcutta, who prevised a school mod ...

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Career

Imaad made his acting debut in 2006 in his father's ''

Yun Hota To Kya Hota ''Yun Hota To Kya Hota'' ( hi, यूँ होता तो क्या होता, Urdu: , en, What If?) is a 2006 Hindi drama film. The film directed by Naseeruddin Shah stars Konkona Sen Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Ayesha Takia, Jimmy Sheirgill ...

''. In 2007, he acted in '' Dil Dosti Etc'' under

Prakash Jha Prakash Jha (born 27 February 1952) is an Indian film producer, actor, director and screenwriter, mostly known for his political and socio-political films such as “Hip Hip Hurray” (1984), '' Damul'' (1984), '' Mrityudand'' (1997), '' Ganga ...

, where he played a young

Delhi University Delhi University (DU), formally the University of Delhi, is a collegiate university, collegiate Central university (India), central university located in New Delhi, India. It was founded in 1922 by an Act of the Central Legislative Assembly and ...

student with a penchant for the secret corners of the old town. He is also a theatre actor and works with the theatre company Motley, founded by

and

Benjamin Gilani Benjamin Gilani is an Indian film, television and stage actor who works in Hindi cinema. Early life and career Gilani was schooled at Bishop Cotton School, Shimla. He is a postgraduate from Delhi University having studied and taught English lit ...

. He has been a part of many productions including ''Katha Collage'', ''Waiting for Godot'', ''By George'' and ''Manto Ismat Haazir Hain'', apart from working with other groups. He bounced back with his next film

Sooni Taraporevala Sooni Taraporevala (born 1957) is an Indian screenwriter, photographer and filmmaker who is the screenwriter of '' Mississippi Masala'', '' The Namesake'' and Oscar-nominated ''Salaam Bombay!'' (1988), all directed by Mira Nair. She also adapte ...

's award winning ''

Little Zizou ''Little Zizou'' is a 2008 Indian drama film written and directed by Sooni Taraporevala. ''Little Zizou'' is a comedy about how two battling Mumbai families finally come to terms. ''Little Zizou'' won the "Rajat Kamal" of ' National Film Awar ...

'' (2009) which traveled to film festivals all across

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, North America and parts of

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. Subsequent releases, including '' 404'', '' Tasher Desh'' and

Mira Nair Mira Nair (born 15 October 1957) is an Indian-American filmmaker based in New York City. Her production company, Mirabai Films, specializes in films for international audiences on Indian society, whether in the economic, social or cultural sphe ...

's ''

The Reluctant Fundamentalist ''The Reluctant Fundamentalist'' is a "metafictional"Madiou, Mohamed Salah Eddine. “Mohsin Hamid Engages the World in The Reluctant Fundamentalist: ‘An Island on an Island,’ Worlds in Miniature and ‘Fiction’ in the Making.” Arab Stu ...

'' saw him playing dark and memorable characters. He is part of the electro funk/nu disco duo Madboy/Mink with

Saba Azad Saba Azad (born as Saba Singh Grewal, 1 November 1985) is an Indian actress, theatre director and musician. She is one half of Mumbai-based electro funk duo Madboy/Mink. She made her Bollywood debut as one of the leads Raaga in the indie film '' ...

and is the frontman and guitarist/vocalist for the funk/disco band The Pulp Society. Imaad Shah was recently seen in the web series 'A Married Woman', directed by Sahir Raza. The star cast also includes

Ridhi Dogra Ridhi Dogra (born 22 September 1984) is an Indian actress known for her portrayal of Nusrat in '' Asur'', Astha in '' The Married Woman'', Priya in '' Maryada: Lekin Kab Tak?'' and participation in '' Nach Baliye 6'' and '' Fear Factor: Khatron ...

Monica Dogra Monica Dogra is an American musician and actress. She has acted in six feature films, as well as released five studio albums with the band Shaa’ir and func. She is a member on the judging panel of India's first English music talent show, ''The ...

Personal life

In 2006, he fell out of a moving local train in

and was hospitalized with serious injuries on his head and legs. From 2013 to 2020, Imaad dated actress and musician

. But they both remain friends after their breakup and made music together for their band Mad Boy Mink.

Filmography

Films

Television

Discography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shah, Imaad Male actors in Hindi cinema 21st-century Indian male actors Indian male film actors Living people Male actors from Mumbai Musicians from Mumbai Indian male stage actors The Doon School alumni 1986 births